The Prevalence and Impact of Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder On Work Performance in Turkish Employee Women

Year 2017, Volume: 48 Issue: 4, 152 - 156, 23.06.2017

Elif Meseci

https://doi.org/10.16948/zktipb.262628

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objective:
To determine the prevalence and impact of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and
premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in Turkish employee women, with a focus
on their disruption of work performance.

Materials
and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, Premenstrual Symptoms Questionnaire
(PSQ) results of the 185 working women who applied to Acıbadem Kozyatagı
Hospital Gynecology Clinic between 2013-2015 with the diagnosis of
PMS/PMDD  were analyzed.

Results:
The prevalence  of each premenstrual
symptom was high. The  prevalence of
moderate to severe PMS and PMDD was 11.2% and 3.9%, respectively. The  45.7%  of
working women was found to suffer  from reduced
work performance. 'Working as a director' (OR8.70,95%CI:1.22-120.0), 'difficulty
concentrating' (OR3.17,95%CI:1.05-10.6), and 'fatigue or lack of  energy'(OR5.94,95%CI:1.33-34.6) increased the
risk of poor  work performance.

Conclusions:
This study showed that premenstrual symptoms affect  not 
only  the  daily 
activities but  also  the work performance of employee women.

Keywords

PMS, PMDD, working women

Çalışan Türk Kadınlarında Premenstruel Sendrom ve Premenstruel Distrofik Bozukluk Prevalansı ve İş Performansına Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç:
Çalışan Türk kadınlarında premenstruel sendrom (PMS) ve premenstruel distrofik
bozukluğun (PMDB) prevalansı ve iş performansı üzerindeki olumsuz etkisini
belirlemektir.

Gereç
ve Yöntem: Bu çapraz kesitsel çalışmada, Acıbadem Kozyatağı Hastanesi
Jinekoloji Polikliniği'ne 2013-2015 tarihleri arasında başvuran, PMS/PMDB
tanısı alan  185 çalışan  kadına 
premensturel semptom ve etkilerini değerlendiren bir anket
uygulanmıştır.

Bulgular:
Herbir premensturel semptomun sıklığı  yüksek
idi.  Orta-ağır PMS ve PMDB prevalansı  sırasıyla %11.2 ve %3.9 idi. Çalışan kadınların
%45.7' i iş performansının etkilenmesinden  şikayetçi idi. 'Yönetici konumunda çalışmak' (OO8.70,95%
GA:1.22-120.0), 'konsantrasyon güçlüğü' (OO3.17,95% GA:1.05-10.6), 'bitkinlik-enerji
yokluğu' (OO5.94,95% GA: 1.33-34.6) çalışma performansını  olumsuz yönde arttıran risk faktörleri idi.

Sonuç:
Bu çalışma premensturel semptomların 
sadece günlük aktiviteleri değil aynı zamanda iş performansını da  çalışan kadınlarda  olumsuz yönde 
etkilediğini göstermiştir.

Keywords

PMS, PMDD, çalışan kadınlar

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